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Thursday, April 30th, 2009

As you may be able to tell (!), I think that dropping the degree requirement is critcal to AAUW’s future. However, there are many members for whom that requirement is deeply embedded in their identity as AAUW members. It will not be an easy change, and I recognize that. The purpose of these posts is [...]

Reframing – Draft 4

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

While the documents published in Outlook clearly describe the changes to the bylaws as a major endeavor with many ramifications, what I’ve heard of the discussion of the change to the degree requirement (Article IV) seems to assume that this is a continuation of the discussions we’ve been having for years: “We’ve voted on this [...]

Let the members decide?

Monday, April 27th, 2009

[I really do need to get back to my life, but one more comment before I let this go for a bit.] This morning I heard that the AAUW CA Convention voted (narrowly) to propose to the AAUW Convention that the decision on the degree requirement be put off until after the implementation of one-member/one-vote. [...]

The degree requirement and our purpose

Friday, April 24th, 2009

I was one of the folks who set up the “AAUW: Breaking OUR Barrier” Facebook group to discuss a proposed change to the AAUW bylaws. This change would drop the historic  requirement that all members must have a degree. While a majority of the members at the 2005 national convention agreed with this change, fewer [...]

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